>
>1) I found this submission quite incredible. Why would anyone in their right
>mind with a few dollars worth of wire in a dipole with its characteristic
>narrow bandwidth spend hundreds of dollars to replace a good ATU with one to
>handle the deficiency of the antenna?
/\ chortle/ I agree. Part of the problem could be the human tendency
to shut eyes & endorse all things that they spent much of their money
on.
>For a few dollars the dipole could have been broadbanded. ...
/\ Indeed - which would have rather happily have lowered the SWR on the
coax.
cheers, Mr W.
- R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
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